Slavery is one of the most tragic realities of human history. It has led to conflicts, trauma, generational inequality, and more. Throughout the world, there have been many instances of societies ...

Steve McQueen’s 12 Years a Slave is leading the Golden Globe nominations and is sure to be an Oscar contender. It’s been praised as an antidote to slavery-nostalgia fantasies like Gone With the Wind.

When 12 Years a Slave opened nationally last November, it launched endless conversations about the legacy of slavery and race in America. Director Steve McQueen’s hauntingly graphic depiction of ...

It shouldn’t be a surprise to find out that Netflix has a very strong lineup of movies in January, most of which came from ...

Steve McQueen's 12 Years a Slave has been the object of praise since it first debuted at the Telluride Film Festival in August. But it's also been branded a difficult, brutal film. So, before it opens ...

I want to live,” from 12 Years A Slave (2013) is a perfect example of this. These words draw a clear line between mere survival, marked by suffering, and living as a free human being. It forces ...

The notoriously cantankerous movie reviewer Armond White, who reportedly heckled 12 Years a Slave director at last week's awards ceremony of the New York Film Critics Circle, has been expelled from ...

While Lupita Nyong'o certainly enjoyed the honor of winning an Academy Award, the actress admits that the immediate aftermath wasn't all that she expected. Over a decade after making her big screen ...